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ROTARY CLOTH -MEASURING APPARATUS.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORLANDO HUFFMAN, VOF FRIEND, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK SANDERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

ROTARY CLOTH-MEASURING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,674, dated March 14, 1852.

. Applicatii n ilctLDccember 13, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may cmceru 13e it known that I, ORLANDO HUFFMAN, of Friend, in the countyof Salem and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rot-ary Measures; and I do hereby declare the following to be at'ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference 1o being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referenceV marked thereon, which form a part of this specification,

My invention relates to an improvement in rotary measures, the object ot the sanne being 15 to provide a cheap, simple, and portable device for accurately measuring dry-goods, carpets, Src., when invoicing; and it consists in certain details in construction and combinationsb of parts, as will be morefully described, and pointzo ed ont in the claims.

` In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view oi my improved device removably secured to a counter. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is an end view.'

A represents the rectangular frame which supports the system of registering-wheels, and is provided at its lower end with a projecting tongue, B, which latter extends out sufficiently beyond the `bearing-wheels C to allow the retaining-lever D to be secured thereto. This lever D is curved, substantially as shown inthe drawings, so that when the latter is secured in position to the counter there will be suiicient space under it for the goods to pass freely This leverD can be secured to the counter by thumbscrew or in any suitable manner, and is provided at its in ner'or free end with a spindle, a, which latter is adapted to be introduced into 4o a suitable opening formed in the tongue B, and

is held therein by nut or pin secured to the extreme outer end ofthe spindle a, which latter extends through the opening in the tongue sutticiently for that purpose.

By pivoting the frame as above described the machine is adapted to automatically accomA modate itself to all thicknesses ot'` goods, measi uring allV with equal facility and exactness.

In the present'maehine I have shown two indicating or registering wheels operated by the 5o two bearing-wheels C. These bearingwheels C are preferably skeleton, instead of solid, and can be corrugated or ronghened on their periphery or provided with rubber tires, whichwill prevent the cloth from slipping under the wheels C without revolving them. The bearingwheels in this present instance are supposed to measure one-halt' a yard at each revolution, and are rigidly secured to the projecting ends ofthe shaft F, outside of the frame. 6o This shaft F is provided with a cog-wheel, Gr, having tive teeth, which latter mesh -with the periphery of' the rst registering-wheel, H, having sixt-y cog-teeth. The wheel H is rigidly secured inside ot the frame A to the .shaft I, which latter is also provided with a cogwheel, J, with live teeth, which register with and operate the second registering wheel, L, having also sixty cog-teeth.

The registering-wheels H and L are each pro- 7o vided with a circumferential graduatedscale, while one side ofthe frame is provided with the two pointers M and N, which point respectively to their scales on the wheels H and L. The scale on wheel H is divided into yards and fractions of yards up to six, and requires twelve revolutions of the bearing or cloth wheels C to revolve it once, while the scale on the Wheel L is divided into twelve spaces, representing seventy-two yards, and requires one hundred 8o and forty-four revolutions of the bearing-wheel C to revolve the wheel L once.'

When measuring with my improved device it is only necessary to note the relative posi tions of the pointers M and N to the scales on the wheels H and L and subtract the difference between the numbers at the starting'and stopping points or the wheels can be turned back to the startingpoint, so that by looking at the scales and pointers the exact number of yards 9o will be seen at a glance without any calcula tions whatever.

The different parts of my improved machine may be made of any suitable material and size, and the number of wheels or teeth can be increased or diminished,.so as to enable the mai chine to register a greater or less number of yards at one revolution of the upper wheel, L.

It is evident that slight changes, both in the construction and relative arrangement of the parts, might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention; and hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction of parts shown and described, but consider myself at liberty 2o to make such changes as come within the spiritl and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a rotary measuring device, the combination, with the upright frame adapted to support bearing-wheels and a system of graduated wheels, the said frame being provided at its lower end with an outwardly-extending tongue,

3o of a retaining-lever adapted to be removably secured at one end to a counter and afford pivotal bearing for the said tongue at the other end, substantially as set forth.

2. In a rotary measuring device, the combination, with the upright frame adapted to support bearing-wheels andasystem of graduated wheels, the said frame being provided at its lower end with an outwardlyextending tongue and with pointers to note the number of yards and fractions of yards passing Linder the bear- 4o ing-wheels, of a retaining-lever adapted to be removably secured at one end to a counter and afford pivotal bearing at its opposite end for the said tongue, substantially as set forth.

3. ThecombinatiomwiththeframeA, tongue B, bearing-Wheels O, shaft F, cog-Wheel G, Wheel H, shaft I, cog-wheel J, Wheel L, and pointers M and N, the said wheels H and L being provided with graduated circumferential scales, and adapted to operate as described, 5o of the remaining-lever D, adapted to be secured at one end to the counter, and provided with the spindle a, adapted to pass through a hole iu the tongue B and form a pivotal support for the frame, substantially as set forth.l

In testimony that I claim the .foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of December, 1881.

ORLANDO HUFFMAN.

Witnesses:

J. W. MoREHoUsE, Guo. F. SAWYER. 

